Last year I acquired from your company seeds and six plants of stevia. The latter arrived in deplorable condition due to customs problems, attributable to the laws of the EU [European Union]. As you were interested my success, I wanted to inform you of their progress. Well, three of the six were saved, and they eventually flourished. I collected seeds from them and to my surprise I got some seeds that are fertile (after sorting) and almost all sprouted recently (now I have a seedflat). Of course the seeds that you sent me were fertile and already I have obtained adult plants from them. I send you this report so you know that your products have been satisfactory.

Also I thank you for your kindness in sending the new catalogue that now I have.

Tomás Martínez Pérez, Albacete, Spain

Thank you very much for the feedback. We are delighted to hear that the stevia seeds and plants survived and even flourished after the initial setback caused by the customs delay. As you know, plants shipped outside North America must be shipped bare-rooted which means that they are more sensitive to shipment delay than potted plants. Although we ensure that all plants are properly inspected and accompanied by the proper phytosanitary documentation, occasionally mix ups occur on arrival at the border due to misunderstandings among local customs personnel.